A Portsmouth athlete is facing assault and battery charges after an incident during a state-level track meet. Meanwhile, the Portsmouth NAACP is coming to the defense.

The I.C. Norcom student and track star who faces an assault and battery charge after her baton struck and injured another runner during a track race last week reiterated ...

Virginia teen Alaila Everett held a rally outside of her high school Thursday, as supporters showed sympathy amid national backlash.

A rally was held outside I.C. Norcom High School Thursday night in support of the runner charged in a track baton incident that has since gone viral.

Portsmouth rallied behind Alaila Everett, a 17-year-old who is facing backlash and a criminal charge after hitting her ...

Alaila Everett, a high school senior, said she lost her balance and accidentally hit the other girl when she was pumping her arms.

The I.C. Norcom student and track star who faces an assault and battery charge after her baton struck and injured another runner during a track race last week reiterated Thursday that the incident did ...

The teen is facing a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after the incident, which reportedly left the other runner with a concussion.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A Virginia student athlete is facing an assault and battery charge following a viral track meet incident that left a runner with a concussion and possible fractured skull.

A Portsmouth athlete is facing charges of assault and battery after a viral video showed her hitting another student with a ...